Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
IN GENERAL.

An Ohio tame crow has lived to pass his
32d birthday.
The Tooth anniversary of Atkinson acad-
emy at Atkinson, n. H., was celebrated on
Wednesdayof last week.
a jubilee of the corn crop is celebrated
by great corn carnival in some western
cities. At Sioux City corn palace will be
reared of corn, the principal streets will be
arched and decorated with corn, and an
exhibition will give the first place to corn.
Miners will soon use electric lanterns in
place of the ordinary safety lamps. A
portable electric lamp is now made which
has great advantages in the way of weight,
Illuminating power, duration of light and
cheapness.
A polished red granite sarcophagus,
which is to contain the remains of the late
Prince Louis Napoleon, has just been placed
in the chapel which the Empress Eugene
has erected at Marlborough Hill The late
Emperor Napoleon Ills sarcophagus is
now being removed from Chislehurst to the
same building.
During a conhagration which ragged in
the woods north of Salem, ILL.,, flock of
about $50 sheep were feeding in pasture
over which a fire was sweeping. They
rushed pell-mell to an elevation in the field,
and Immediately punched themselves with
their young in a circle, and began moving
in circle, treading the weeds and grass
into the dry earth until the fire was out.
More than 1000, 600 glass eyes are made
every year in Switzerland and Germany.
and one French house manufactures 300,-
600 of them annually The pupil is made
of colored glass, and sometimes red lines
are painted on the inner surface to simu-
late the veins. The largest number of
these eyes are bought by laborers who are
exposed to fire, and are consequently liable
to lose an eye. The expression of the eyes
is almost wholly due to movements of the
upper eyelids, and this is the reason why
we may see a man with a glass eye hun
dred times before his infirmity is discov-
cred.
Grave fears have been entertained ON
the Pacific coast that the Columbia river
salmon are rapidly becoming extinct. This
year the pack amounted to 100, 900 less
cases than last, and the pack of last
year was 10000 cases less than that of
1885 Less salmon have been canned in
1887 than any year since 1874. Owing to
the scarcity of fish the price has gone up so
that the dealers realize about the same prof
its as usual. In London the entire stock of
Columbia river salmon has been consumed
and the trade has been forced to supply its
place with Frazer river fish, an inferior ar
ticle
The Roman soldiers, who built such Won
derful roads and carried weight of armor
and luggage that would crush the ordinary
farm hand lived on coarse brown bread
and sour wine. They were temperate in
diet and regular and constant in exercise
The Spanish peasant works every day and
dances half the night, yet eats only his
black bread, onion and watermelon. The
Smyrna porter eats only little fruit and
some olives, yet he walks off with his load
of 100 pounds. The coolie, fed ON rice, is
more active and can endure more than the
negro fed on fat meat The heavy work of
the world is not done by men who eat the
greatest quantity. Moderation in diet
seems to be the prerequisite for endurance.
Says w, II. II. Murray in recent syn
dicate letter The French Canadians are a
peculiar people. They can make the best
soap in the world. They can cheat you at
bargaining so as 10 make you laugh. They
lie picturesquely- think that describes it,
know what it means, if you don't. You,
| too, will know when you have my expert
ence. Why, a French Canadian carter or
marketman or shopkeeper lies refreshing
| ly. There is childish enthusiasm about
it that captvates you. lie is an artist at
| it. It's a born gift a trace Of the old
Machiavellian blood, which in the 10Th
century made the French diplomats the
marvel of intriguing courts He smiles as
he lies He lays his hand on his heart he
lifts his eyes upward he embellishes his
lie with sanity illusions he lies as if he
believed his own lie he lies so that he hon
ors his nation.
Connecticut tobogganers have just open
ed slide at Bridgeport which runs down
into the sea. The toboggans used are the
same as those used on cold weather tobog
gan slides, the only difference being in the
| slide, which runs on rollers instead Of ice or
snow The end of the slide runs far out
under the water. When the toboggan
comes down at IA mile minute speed with
one, two or three riders ON board, it strikes
the water and bounds, slides and rebounds
| like stone sent skipping over the water.
| The water and foam fly in broad sheets as
| the toboggan slides over and through it.
| As "a rule the sliders go 40 feet on the wa
ter after leaving the slide. Then down
| they 20 under the water, toboggan and all,
| 10 come up a moment afterward and swim
back to shore, floating the toboggan ahead
of them. Four toboggans are running CON
stantly when the tide is right